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    Pooter died, then resurrected

    I think I am cursed ... own up, who was it?

    Just everything is going wrong at the moment ~ well, has been for weeks actually

    Today, my laptop died. I logged off the Vine at about 9.30am, put it on standby as usual ... and it wouldn't come back.
    None of the keys would work, Control Alt Delete wouldn't work, the ON/OFF button wouldn't work ... nuffin.

    So I decided to unplug it and run the battery completely flat.

    It worked! Took 5 hours though. Any idea what went wrong? It's never done that before. I haven't done anything different, and I haven't been looking at anything dodgy!
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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    PS. I texted Mr Sheds to tell him pooter had died, so he sent me the details of a repair man round the corner ... by email
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      hi two sheds,don't know if this is same as yours,but,the other day mine went funny to,i switched it of and for some reason would not oblidge,i to could not get the keys or control delite to work,let alone shut it of,so i phoned up my son,he said to go to the tower,and the button thing that you press to start it up,press and hold,count to 5,and he presto,it responded,no mater how many times i press it without holding it did nothing,hope yours is as easy,
      Last edited by lottie dolly; 09-01-2009, 04:26 PM.
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      • #4
        Yeah, sorry. that was me. I was having a dull morning and decided to bug you. I'm so over it now. Should be back to normal from here on in.

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          Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
          PS. I texted Mr Sheds to tell him pooter had died, so he sent me the details of a repair man round the corner ... by email
          That made me laugh!

          Pressing and holding the power button should work. If not, rather than wait for the battery to run down you could just take it out... There should be a couple of clips or screws on the bottom of the laptop, just undo them, lift out the battery, wait ten seconds and replace. Used to have to do that with my old iBook.
          Resistance is fertile

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          • #6
            you know what? i have been dead jealous for years of all my friends/family that have laptops................ and you all seem to have nothing but trouble with them?

            i am supposed to be saving for one this year, i think i may skip it and just get a new tower.
            Vive Le Revolution!!!
            'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
            Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
              PS. I texted Mr Sheds to tell him pooter had died, so he sent me the details of a repair man round the corner ... by email
              Aint that the truth! Did he not get the gist of your text?? Thats just the sort of daft thing my sisters OH would do!
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              • #8
                A bit like the idiotic recorded message from BT if you ring them to tell them of a broadband fault, "did you know, you can report this fault online....."

                Mikey

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                  I think I am cursed ... own up, who was it?

                  Just everything is going wrong at the moment ~ well, has been for weeks actually

                  Today, my laptop died. I logged off the Vine at about 9.30am, put it on standby as usual ... and it wouldn't come back.
                  None of the keys would work, Control Alt Delete wouldn't work, the ON/OFF button wouldn't work ... nuffin.
                  First as a Green Champion.....YOU DID WHAT!!!!!.......LEFT IT ON STANDY.
                  Secondly its not good for lapdogs to be left on standy when plugged in to the mains. 1. It shorthens the battery life 2 it dosen't let the componets cool.

                  But cos you are a Vine...next time it happens push the on off button and hold for 8 seconds and it will go off then reboot.
                  My phone has more Processing power than the Computers NASA used to fake the Moon Landings

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                    Originally posted by NOG View Post
                    its not good for lapdogs to be ...plugged in to the mains

                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by NOG View Post
                      First as a Green Champion.....YOU DID WHAT!!!!!.......LEFT IT ON STANDBY.
                      Yes, because I dip in and out all day, not just the Vine, but work type stuff ...

                      anyway thanks for the 8 second rule. I only held the OFF button for 5 seconds, and it didn't work
                      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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